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ESP-SMT Smart Modular Control System

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Trouble-shooting

This section shows you how to trouble-shoot problems with the ESP-SMT Controller or Sensor Pod.

Symptom

Possible Cause

Correction

Automatic 

irrigation is not 

occurring

Dial is set to OFF Position.

Set the dial to the AUTO position.

The unit is in a SUSPEND Mode due to user entry.

Set the Dial to AUTO and press the RESUME button.

Irrigation is not required based on accumulated weather 
data.

If the plant material needs irrigation, manually water the affected zone(s).

Today is not an “Allowed Watering Day”

If regulations permit, change the “Allowed Watering Days” by rotating the dial to the 
CONFIGURE CONTROLLER dial position and enter new information for the Allowed 
Water Days, or the Block Watering on Specific Day of Week.

Block Day of Week feature is activated.

Rotate the dial to the CONFIGURE CONTROLLER dial position and change the Allowed 
Watering Day status from BLOCK to ALLOW.

Event Day Off feature is activated.

Rotate the dial to the SPECIAL FEATURES dial position and remove the day from Event 
Days Off status.

Irrigation suspended due to measured rainfall.

Move the dial to the SPECIAL FEATURES dial position.  Change the user set value to 
higher rainfall threshold from Advanced Controller Setup.

Irrigation suspended due to measured low temperature.

Move the dial to the SPECIAL FEATURES dial position.  Change the user set value to 
lower threshold from Advanced Controller Setup.

Zone to Zone Delay is activated for an extended duration.

Move the dial to the SPECIAL FEATURES dial position.  Change the Zone to Zone Delay 
feature to a shorter time value from Advanced Controller Setup.

An individual zone has been set in the OFF (inactive) mode.

Move the dial to the INPUT ZONE INFORMATION dial position.  Change the zone setting 
to ENABLED (active).

AC Power has been lost and is not currently available. NO AC 
POWER will be blinking in the AUTO screen if a 9V battery 
is installed.

Reset the circuit breaker or make the necessary repairs to assure a consistent 120 VAC 
+/- 10% power supply.

Summary of Contents for ESP-SMT

Page 1: ...ESP SMT Smart Modular Control System Installation Operation Guide...

Page 2: ...t the user to the presence of un insulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electronic shock to persons EXCLAMATION POINT SY...

Page 3: ...l 15 Block One Day A Week 15 Set Allowed Watering Windows 16 Input Zone Information 19 Method 1 Zone Setup Wizard 19 Select Specific Zone Number 19 Turn Zone to ENABLE status 19 Enter Soil Type 20 Sel...

Page 4: ...Sensor Communication Wire To Controller Panel 61 Connect Transformer 62 Remote Panel Programming 65 Installing Station Expansion Modules 66 Installing ESP SMT Upgrade Panel 67 Installing The Weather...

Page 5: ...y installed ESP M controller B Controller Mounting Hardware Four 8 screws Other hardware may be required depending on the mounting surface and materials C MountingTemplate controller models only D ESP...

Page 6: ...lthy and vibrant by providing you unparalleled automatic on site watering control The Rain Bird ESP SMT Smart Modular Control System can operate up to 13 different zones The system consists of a contr...

Page 7: ...ssavedinnon volatilememoryfor retrieval at a future date English Spanish Button A simple push of the language button will toggle the display text to read in either English or Spanish Color Coded Dial...

Page 8: ...and you want to continue irrigating the other zones on the system System Review Allows the user to look at a log of irrigation and alarm events by date or by zone Additionally the user can view the ne...

Page 9: ...going back to the controller to verify communication during installation Adjustable Sensor Mounting Bracket Mounting Bracket Arms can be adjusted in fine increments to assist that the sensor pod is m...

Page 10: ...GURE CONTROLLER MANUAL WATERING RESTORE SETTINGS SET CURRENT DATE AND TIME 24 Mar 2009 10 16 AM BACK NEXT COLOR CODED DIAL POSITIONS FOR EASE OF USE CONTRACTOR DEFAULT PROGRAM RESTORE 2 GRIP AREAS TO...

Page 11: ...P SMT Controller for daily irrigation schedule adjustments REMOVABLE DEBRIS SCREEN SOLAR SHIELD WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR MOUNTING BASE ADJUSTABLE MOUNTING BRACKET SENSOR HOUSING REMOVABLE TIPPING RAIN...

Page 12: ...the NEXT button Set Hour d The hour will begin to blink Press the or button s until the current hour appears on the display then press the NEXT button Set Current Date Time This section shows you how...

Page 13: ...cation to that section If the information is correct Rotate the dial into any other position and the entered information in the SET DATE TIME dial position will be saved in the controller memory The i...

Page 14: ...appear and the 1st digit of the zip code will be blinking a Press the or button s to set the number from 0 to 9 to match the 1st digit of the site zip code then press the NEXT button b The 2nd digit o...

Page 15: ...press the NO button The screen will revert back to allowyoutomodifythepreviously entered zip code values steps 2 and 3 If you press the YES button D The ALLOWED WATER DAYS screen will appear Use the...

Page 16: ...orresponding to Latitude will be blinking a Press the or button s until the correct value is entered then press the NEXT button b The value for Elevation will begin to blink Press the or button s unti...

Page 17: ...tered then press the NEXT button b The value for February will begin to blink Press the or button s until the correct value is entered then press the NEXT button c Perform this function until you have...

Page 18: ...display a You can either allow watering to occur or block watering from occurring on that day by pressing either the BLOCK or ALLOW button s After the Block or Allow selection is made press the NEXT...

Page 19: ...on all odd days of each month 1st 3rd 29th not on 31st E Press the UP and DOWN arrow button s until Odd Days 1 3 5 no31 is blinking then press the SELECT button the BLOCK ON SPECIFIC DAY OF WEEK scree...

Page 20: ...d on a regular basis H The BLOCK WATERING ON SPECIFIC DAY OF WEEK screen will appear Press the UP and Down arrow button s until the desired selection is blinking then press the SELECT button and the S...

Page 21: ...a 2ndWateringWindow is desired Press the ON button and a second watering time will be displayed Press the NEXT button and the start time of the 2nd watering window will begin to blink e Press the or b...

Page 22: ...e ALLOWED WATERING review screen will appear This screen displays the Allowed Irrigation Days and the Allowed Watering Times that you set previously and asks you to either ACCEPT or to CHANGE the info...

Page 23: ...from 10 00 PM to 11 45PM Set 2ndWateringWindow from 12 00AM midnight to 06 00AM Set Grow InWateringTime from 9 00AM until 5 00PM Zone 1 2 watering will occur for the next 14 calendar days for 3 minut...

Page 24: ...ecific Zone Number B TheSELECTZONEscreenwillappear Press the or button s until the desired Zone Number is displayed then press the NEXT button Turn Zone to ENABLE status C Zone OFF is displayed Press...

Page 25: ...iption that best matches the sites soil type 5 6 SOIL TYPE Sand Loamy Sand Sandy Loam Loam Clay Loam Silty Clay Clay Help SELECT BACK Zone 2 SOIL TYPE SELECT BACK Zone 2 Sand Loamy Sand Sandy Loam Loa...

Page 26: ...ter match the actual application rate press the or button s until the desired value is shown L If choosing Drip as the sprinkler type you will be given two types of drip to select from a WhenDripisbli...

Page 27: ...Wetted Area of all point source emitters DRIP Zone 10 Net Application Rate NEXT BACK 0 60in hr Drip Irrigation Emitter Application Rates Clay Soil Flowin Gallonsper hour WettedArea Dia Ft WettedArea...

Page 28: ...ar with the Adjust Factor blinking Use the or button s to change to the desired Adjust Factor value Press the NEXT button e The CYCLE SOAK screen will appear Zone 11 INLINE GRID NEXT BACK Flow Rate GP...

Page 29: ...value will begin to blink Press the or button s to set the desired number of irrigation cycles per day Press the NEXT button NOTE A typical application for using the time based method is for 1 zones t...

Page 30: ...The Minimum Soak value will blink Use the or button s to change to the desired minimum soak time value f Press the NEXT button The Plant Type screen will appear CYCLE SOAK Select Slope in Deg 0 2 3 4...

Page 31: ...ound Cover Shrubs Desert Plants Trees Mixed Planting OR Custom Plant Factors Zone 1 SELECT BACK PLANT TYPE Grass Lawn Annuals Ground Cover Shrubs Desert Plants Trees Mixed Planting OR Custom Plant Fac...

Page 32: ...ant to use the default values then use the Custom Plant Factor method The plant choices and their respective Ks values listed in the table are representative of different plant varieties that fall int...

Page 33: ...alues that are applied to the Species Factor Ks above to determine the irrigation schedule Density Factor by PlantType PlantType Dense Medium Sparse CoolTurf Density is not a factor for CoolTurf orWar...

Page 34: ...Press the UP and DOWN arrow button s until Newly Planted Grow in Period is blinking on the display then press the SELECT button b The NEWLY PLANTED screen will appear and the value For the Next XX Da...

Page 35: ...e information in the REVIEW screen then press the ACCEPT button 33 The SELECT ZONE screen will appear Select the next zone and repeat steps starting on page 19 for all zones that will be enabled eithe...

Page 36: ...Days Water XXX Minutes For X Times Per Day Rotors Bubblers 5 Enter Slope in XX Degrees 0 2 5 7 3 4 8 up 3 Enter Soil Type Sand Sandy Loam Clay Loam Clay Loamy Sand Loam Silty Clay 6 7 Select Plant Typ...

Page 37: ...utton s until the destination Zone number is displayed then press the NEXT button c The next destination zone will begin to blink Press the or button s until the destination Zone number is displayed t...

Page 38: ...Press the NEXT button E The original INPUT ZONE INFORMATION screen will appear a C a E D D b C b a COPY ZONE DATA Start Copy or Quit COPY QUIT Copy From Zone 2 To Zone And To Zone And To Zone 3 6 8 C...

Page 39: ...If you d like to block irrigation from occurring on a specific date s when Event Days Off is blinking on the display press the SELECT button C The EVENT DAYS OFF screen will appear a Press the button...

Page 40: ...he screen Short Circuit Test Allows you to run a test to validate that the wiring is working properly D If you would like to conduct a Short Circuit Test to validate the wiring integrity on a zone by...

Page 41: ...all water needs b Press the or button s to set the desired zone delay time value then press the NEXT button NOTE An ideal application of the Zone to Zone Delay feature is for a slow filling well in wh...

Page 42: ...button I The ADVANCED SETUP screen will appear and the Zone Number begins to blink a Press the or button s until the desired Zone number is displayed then press the NEXT button b Use Master Valve YES...

Page 43: ...een will appear If you want to continue the process of saving your settings to Contractor Default press the SAVE button L A WARNING screen will appear If you want to continue to save your current sett...

Page 44: ...N button s to the desired time format then press the SELECT button P The SET UNITS FORMAT screen will appear and the current unit format will blink If you wish to change the unit format to an alternat...

Page 45: ...to Fine Tune Press either the or button s to adjust the value Once the desired value is displayed press the NEXT button and the value for the next sequentialZonewillbegintoblink NOTE After making all...

Page 46: ...n the SPECIAL FEATURE dial position A To review the Controller Settings when Controller Settings is blinking press the SELECT button B If you configured the controller using the Enter Site Zip Code mo...

Page 47: ...displayed b To review additional zone information for the selected Zone press the MORE button and the second Zone Review screen Page 2 of 2 will appear To return to the CONTROLLER REVIEW screen press...

Page 48: ...and the measured rainfall over the past 24 hours based on the information communicated to the ESP SMT controller from the SMT Weather Sensor I If you would like to review the current temperature and t...

Page 49: ...Events by Date or Events by Zone press the UP and DOWN button s until EventLogisblinkingonthedisplay press the SELECT button N The EVENT LOG screen will appear and Alarms and Notes will begin to blin...

Page 50: ...isplayed Events that occurred on that zone will be displayed in chronological order If all of the events will not fit on the one screen you can press the Pg Up or Pg Dn button s to view additional eve...

Page 51: ...ESP SMT Smart Modular Control System 46 Events that will appear in the Event Logs Screen Text Event Description...

Page 52: ...link then press the SELECT button B The RESTORE CURRENT SETTINGS FROM Contractor Defaults screen will appear Press the RESTORE button C The RESTORING TO Contractor Defaults screen will appear with a m...

Page 53: ...s Please Wait While Unit Reconfigures I While the ESP SMT is restoring the Factory Default settings the screen as shown will appear until all information has been programmed into the ESP SMT controlle...

Page 54: ...ny combination of Zones with a specific manual run time for each Zone B The MANUAL WATERING MINUTES PER ZONE will appear and the value for Zone 1 will begin to blink If you want to apply water on zone...

Page 55: ...displayed with the Minutes Remaining displayed F If you desire to stop the manual watering for the current zone and want to advance to the next zone that has a manual run time press the ADV ZONE butt...

Page 56: ...isplayed with the Minutes Remaining displayed K If you desire to stop the manual watering for the current zone and want to advance to the next zone Press the ADV ZONE button and thenextvalvewillbegint...

Page 57: ...e it more readable in varying light conditions Rotate the dial to OFF position A The ALL WATERING OFF screen will appear If you want to adjust the contrast of the LCD display to make it more readable...

Page 58: ...timated date when the next irrigation cycle will occur Automatic Irrigation Is Occurring B The WATERING AUTOMATIC screen will appear displaying the current day of the week It will also display the cur...

Page 59: ...TERING screen will appearwiththesuspendtimevalue blinking Press the UP or DOWN button s until the desired amount of suspension time is displayed F If you want to stop the suspension of irrigation and...

Page 60: ...e left B Allow enough clearance for electrical conduit and connections at the bottom of the plastic cabinet C Select a location that has access to 120 VAC electrical power Itisbesttorunadedicatedcircu...

Page 61: ...ensor mounting location Valve Zone and Communication Wire Entrances The ESP SMT controller has three knockouts available for routing valve sensor communication wires two on the underside of the cabine...

Page 62: ...R USES A NON REPLACEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY DISPOSE OF ALL ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS RESET RESET BUTTON This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules...

Page 63: ...one or more of the bottom holes H Drive an appropriate fastener for the type of wall into the mark for the keyhole slot I Drill or tap a pilot hole on the mark for the lower mounting hole s DO NOT dri...

Page 64: ...the common wire to the COM terminal Wires used to connect the valves must be code approved for underground installation Master Valve Pump Start Relay NOTE Complete this section only if your system req...

Page 65: ...eld wire knockout that you made based on an earlier installation step NOTE Apply 120VAC power to the controller prior to connecting the communication wires to the SMT Weather Sensor to allow for verif...

Page 66: ...hrough the bottom left hole in the cabinet Then pull about 12 of the cable up into the cabinet C Tie a loose overhand knot in the cable just inside the controller to prevent strain on the connector te...

Page 67: ...e wires Electrical shock can cause severe injury or death A With the door and face panel removed locate the high voltage compartment in the lower left corner of the controller cabinet B Using a 1 Phil...

Page 68: ...ect the white supply wire neutral to the white transformer wire G Connect the green supply wire ground to the green transformer wire NOTE The ground wires MUST be connected to provide electrical surge...

Page 69: ...panel NOTE With a battery installed and the front panel disconnected from the cabinet you can program all zone information and it will be immediately saved in nonvolatile memory However once AC is app...

Page 70: ...l by grasping the crescent shaped finger hold on the top right side of the cabinet Swing the face panel to the left B Locate an open module expansion slot in the cabinet C Make sure the lever on the m...

Page 71: ...brouilleur du Canada This device may not cause harmful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation N3969 LAWN SPRINKLER...

Page 72: ...any vertical surface Easy adjustment of the mounting arms assist to make sure the installed sensor is level UV rated 16AWG or 18AWG wire is recommended for the communication wires if more than 25 fee...

Page 73: ...ble a green LED will blink Once communication has been established between the sensor and the controller the LED will illuminate I Re attach the wiring compartment cover and route the wire through the...

Page 74: ...om BLOCK to ALLOW Event Day Off feature is activated Rotate the dial to the SPECIAL FEATURES dial position and remove the day from Event Days Off status Irrigation suspended due to measured rainfall M...

Page 75: ...time Unit is absorbing reflective heat and or from adjacent pavement Relocate the sensor to a more appropriate location Inaccurate rain fall measurement occurs on a regular basis Debris Screen is clog...

Page 76: ...e sensor housing NOTE 5 on Display Screen Watering Not Completed DuringWatering Window If this is an occasional occurrence the controller will finish the required irrigation during the next allowed wa...

Page 77: ...ns when it receives power from the controller and the sprinklers connected to that valve turn on When these sprinklers have run per the automatic irrigation schedule the controller shuts off the valve...

Page 78: ...reful handling Loam Soil Medium textured soil Mixture of sand silt and clay with none dominant When dry soil can form a cast that can be handled freely Squeezed moist soil is fairly smooth and plastic...

Page 79: ...ill be deposited in layers with the heavier soil particles sand forming the bottom layer followed by the next heaviest soil particles silt and finally the lightest soil particles clay 6 Measure the to...

Page 80: ...d by the soil texture The infiltration rate and permeability of the soil combined with the slope of the irrigated area will determine how long each irrigation event cycle should run and how much time...

Page 81: ...anagement Allowed Depletion MAD Irrigation Scheduling Method The objective of an automated irrigation system is to augment rainfall in order to re supply the soil with enough available water for the p...

Page 82: ...rainfall In this example the daily water losses due to ET are as follows Day Total Rain Effective Rain 1 0 00 0 00 2 0 00 0 00 3 0 46 0 16 4 0 00 0 00 5 0 00 0 00 Total 0 46 0 16 Plant Available Wate...

Page 83: ...if it is on an Allowed Watering Day An analogy to this scenario is your checkbook rainfall is the amount of free money going in and ET being the money being withdrawn and irrigation representing a de...

Page 84: ...Intake Rate Soil Type or Class Basic Intake Rate inches per hour Sand 0 60 Loamy Sand 0 50 Sandy Loam 0 40 Loam 0 35 Clay Loam 0 20 Silty Clay 0 15 Clay 0 10 This process would continue on a daily bas...

Page 85: ...lication Rate The Net Application Rate that is entered into the controller Default or user Set is extremely important to optimize the irrigation schedule and to prevent water run off The greater the a...

Page 86: ...ite 5004 MPR Nozzle Series 45 psi Model Radius Pattern Flow GPM 30Q 30 Foot Quarter 1 40 30H 30 Foot Half 2 59 30F 30 Foot Full 5 78 4 Determine the Total Amount of flow GPM for the area being covered...

Page 87: ...r will automatically calculate the Net Application Rate for the zone in which you entered the Precipitation Rate and Efficiency Example Precipitation Rate 0 44 inches per hour Efficiency 70 Net Applic...

Page 88: ...ged to try to correct the interference by the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandthereceiver Connect the equipment into an outlet...

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